Binder.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907 A. FAIFBR.

BINDER.

APyLIoATIoN HLEDAPR. a. 1905.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907. A. PAIFER.

` BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3.1905.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

ANTHONY FAIF ER,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO M. M. CHES- ROWN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. l

BINDER.

Specification of'Letters Patent,

Patented Jan; 8, 1907.

Applicationfled April 3,1905. Serial No. 253,400.

nois, have invented cert-ain. new and useful Improvements in Binders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates tobinders, and more particularly to that class employed for binding loose leaves in separate sections-as, for example, the system employedv in loose-leaf ledgers-and it has for its primary object to provide an improved form of binders of this character which shall be Hat opening, wherebyA the various sections and` the leaves thereof willi be present in proper form to be written up on or to be conveniently referredl to.

With a view to the attainment of'these ends andthe accomplishment of certain other objects which will hereinafter appear, the invention consists-in the featuresof novelty in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts which will now bel described with reference to the accompanying; drawings and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation of a binder constructed according to my invention, showing the same open. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the binder on the line 2 2, Fig. 4. Fig. 3y is a cross-section on the line 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on the line 4 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detaill faceview of one of the clampshereinafter described. Fig.6 isa cross-section thereon on the line 6 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a cross-section thereof on the line 7 7, Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a key or wrench hereinafter described. Fig.v 9 isa detail view of one of the leaves on a smaller scale.

The cover of the binder comprises a back portion 1 and two flat portions 2 3, hingedA to the edges of the back portionl in the usual or any suitable way-as, for example, by means of a leather fabric or other material of which these elements are composed, butpreferably by means of a positive hinge consisting` of hinge-leaves 4, secured to or incorporated. in the cover members 1 2 and hinge-lugs 5, through which and the leaves 4 pass rods or pintles 6 for pivotally connecting the lugs 5 andi. hinge-leaves 4V together. The hinge-lugs 5 areformed on or secured tothe ends of'two plates 7, which are secured to the ends of the back member 1, as better shown in Fig. 4, andy which are curved to the same contour as saidback member and constitute reinforces therefor, while also forming the means for supporting the mechanism, as will be presently described. Each of these endplates 7 is formed with a web or flange 8, provided with a number of slots 9,. extending in a direction perpendicular to the cover when the same is open or flat in the position shown in Fig. 1, and in each of these slots-is arranged one end of a rod or pin 10, extending throughout the length of the back 1 and provided on both ends with some suitable means for holding it in place or against longitudinal movement, such as nuts 11, abutting against the outer faces of the flanges 8.

The rods 10 are arranged in a row across the back 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and at each end of the row and parallel with the rods 10 is arranged an additional rod 12, similar to the rods 1-0 g but instead of being arranged in slots like the rods 10 they are rigidly fixed in the end platesor iianges and are alsopivoted to the lower ends of links 13, which are pivoted at their upper ends to the rods 6 and at their lower ends tothe rods 12. Arranged above the series of rods 10 12 is another row the iirst series and in a row across the back,

or series of rods 14, extending parallel with and eachpf these rods 14 is connected to two of the rods belonging to the series 10 12, by means of links or hinge-leaves 15 16 in such a manner that the two series of rods will be iiexibly linked together, whereby the rods 1() 12 may rise and fall with relation to the back, and the rods 14 may make a similar movement, as well as move transversely. Each of the rods 14 is iiexibly connected to one of thevarious leaf-clamps for holding the different sections of leaves, and these leaf-clamps are themselves iiexible on axes extending lengthwise of the back or substantially parallell with the rods 1`4,.so that when the book or binder is open they may bend individually and permitthe leaves to lie substantially fiat. In accomplishing this result I employ leafclamps each of whichy is composed. of two clamping-jaws Y17 18, which are hinged together along their inner edges by means of rods or pintles 19, and the ends of these rods or TOO pintles are connected to the rods 14 by means of links 20, one at each end of each ofy the rods 19, in such a way that each pair of jaws will have one of the links 20 at each end connecting it to one of the rods 14, and the rods 19 will be entirely independent of the rods 10 12, except for their flexible connection therewith, constituted by the hinge-leaves 16 and the links .The clamping-jaws 17 18 and the rods 19 are shorter than the distance Ibetween the end flanges 8, as shown in Fig. 4, so that when the book or binder is closed, permitting or causingthe rods 10 to slide downwardly in their slots 9, the ends of the rods 14 may, if necessary, pass downwardly behind the flanges 8, and at least one end of each of the'rods 14 is provided with a nutl 21, whereby the rod may be withdrawn should it be desired to remove any one of the sections of leaves L without unclamping them.

The cover'l members 2 3 are so positioned with relation to the proportions ofthe leaves 13 15 and the position of the end rods 14 that when the binder is open in the position shown in Figsf 1 to 3 the links 20, contiguous thereto, will-hold the two end clamps in such a position 'that they will liefiat or substantially flat against the inner faces of the cover members 2 3as shown in these figures of the drawings, and thel flexible connections between the clamps will permit the succeeding clamps of the series to rise sufficiently to lie substantially'flat oneupon the other, whereby the leavesl 12 will also be substantially flat and in a position suitable to be 4written' upon and convenient for reference. Inforder that the `,rods 10 may rise and fall different distances forv thus permitting ,the different'clamps to rise and fall as the binder is opened and to assuine the described horizontal or flat positions, the slots 9 are graduated any length, so

rthat the rods 10 will assume an arching form 4fslots'are of sufficient length or yheight to per- 'mit of the" arching 'formation ofthe rods 10,

since the links .15 will hold the end rods be- Alongfingto ther row of rods 10 from rising be- 'yond a certain height, lwhether their slots be -elongated'or not, the end rods '12 being 'fixed inthe flanges 8, as before described. The jaws 17 18 of the clamps are provided Withlongitudinal registering'slots 22 23, re-

spectively, each lsurrou'ndedby counter- 'sink' 24, and passing throughl these 'slots' are pins or bolts of any suitable construction ca- 'pablef of clamping'the jawsv together, but

preferably consisting of twosleeves y25 26 screwedone 'into the` other' and'each having a'flange or head Vat its'outer end resting against one of the jaws and in one of'the countersinks. -is shown at 27 as a plain round flange capable This flange on the sleeve 25 lunscrewed when it is desired to release the clampv and remove the leaves L, the countersink 24 serving the twofold purpose of making the flanges 27 28 fiush with the faces of the clamps and of holding the sleeve 25 against rotation when the clamping-jaws are being loosened or tightened by means of the wrench 30. One end of the wrench 30 is provided, if desired, with an additional wrench 31, adapted to fit the nuts 11 21.

The leaves L, as shown in Fig. 9, are provided with notches 32 for the passage of the sleeves 25 26, and these notches are elongated.

to permit the sleeves to pass the full length of the slots 22 23, one of which is provided with an enlargement 33 of sufficient size to permit the round head 'or flange 28 to 'pass through it, thus providing for the insertion thereof without entirely separating the sleeves in the act of separating the jaws sufliciently to permit the leaves to be withdrawn. The jaws are also provided with pins 34., which are secured to one ofthe jaws of each pair and pass through the other aw of lthat pair and also through perforations 35 in the eaves. In inserting the leaves they are iirst placed over the pins 34 and the jaws closed upon them. The round head 28 of the sleeves is then inserted through the enlargement 33, assuming that the sleeves have already been screwed together and placed in the plain slot 23. The sleeves are then slipped along the slots 22 23 awayfrom the enlargement 33 and screwed tightly together.

v Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to vsecure by Letters Patent, is-

-1. In a binder the combination with a cover comprising a back, of a series of flexible leaf-clamps vmovable bodily with relation to said back, yand meansy for limiting said movement.

2. In a binder the combination of a'cover comprising a back, a 'series of leaf-clamps flexibly linked together across said back, means for attaching the ends of the series to the cover, and means for limiting their outward movement, 1

Y 3. Ina binder the combination of a cover comprising a back, a series of leaf-clamps flexibly linked together across said back and movable outwardly with relation thereto at the intermediate part ofthe series, 'the ends of the series being attached to the Acover and means for limiting said youtward movement in relationl to the back.`

4. Ina binder the combination of a'cover comprising a back, a series of leaf-clamps,

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guide-rods, said clamps being flexibly linked to said rods, and means for attaching the ends of the series to the cover.

5, In a binder the combination of a cover comprising a back, a series of leaf-clamps flexibly linked together and being individually flexible on aXes extending lengthwise of the back, and means for limiting the outward movement of said clamps with relation to the back.

6. In a binder the combination of a cover comprising a back, a series of leaf-clamps flexibly linked across the back, ins projecting from said leaf-clamps and p ates secured to the back and having slots in which said pins engage.

7. In a binder the combination of a cover comprisingva back, a series of rods or pins eX- ltending lengthwise of the back, a pair of clamping-jawshinged to each of said pins or rods, a second series of rods extending parallel with the first said series, means for fixing the end rods of the second series with relation to said back, and hinge-leaves connecting each of the rods of thev irst series with two of the rods of the second series.

8. In a binder the combination of a cover comprising a back, a series of rods or pins eX- tending lengthwise of the back, a pair of clamping-jaws hinged to each of said rods, a second series of rods extending parallel with the iirst said rods, means for xing the end rods of the second series with relation to the back, hinge-leaves connecting each of the rods of the irst series with two of the rods of the second series, and slotted end plates in which the ends ot the rods of the second series engage for limiting the outward movement of the clamping-jaws.

9. In a binder the combination of a cover comprising a back, a curve or offset from the plane of the inner face of the cover when the cover is open, a series of clamping-jaws flexibly hinged together across the back with the end jaws of said series so positioned with relation to the back and the cover that when the cover is open said jaws will lie substantially iat against the inner face of the cover, and means for limiting the outward movement of the jaws.

10. In a binder the combination of a cover,

a clamp for holding a section of leaves, comprising two jaws hinged together and having a leafy-clamp comprising two hinged jawshaving registering slots and said jaws being countersunk around the edges of said slots, a pin passing through said slots and having a iiange on one end seated in the countersink of one ofv said jaws and a nut screwed on the other end and seated in the countersink of the other of said jaws, and means for attaching said clamp to the cover.

12. In a binder the combination of a cover, a leaf-clamp comprising two hinged jaws having registering slots enlarged at one end and countersunk around their edges, a pin passing through said slots and having squared head on one end fitting in the countersink in one oi said jaws and a nut on the other end fitting in the countersink in the other of said jaws and adapted to pass through said enlargement, and means for attaching said clamp to the cover.

13. In a binder, the combination of av cover comprising a back, a series of rods movably mounted on the back, a series of leafclamp's and interposed members engagingsaid clamps and rods to form flexible connections therebetween, said clamps being independently movable about their points of engagement with the members.

14. In a binder, the combination of a cover comprising a back, provided with a plurality of guideways, a series of rods mounted and movable within said ways, a series of leaf-clamps, and links pivotally connecting the clamps and rods, said clamps being movable independently of the rods, and said rods and clamps being both movable with relation to the back.

ANTHONY FAIFER. Witnesses:

A. M. UHER,

FRANCIS A. HOPKINS. 

